Wednesday night I attended the [url=http://www.savethevelodrome.com]Save the Herne Hill Velodrome[/url] meeting. It is amazing good fortune that we have a historic Velodrome on our doorsteps. So far over 3,500 people have joined the [url=http://facebook.com/savethevelodrome]Facebook group[/url].

The Save the Velodrome committee went through the maths. Predicted costs of £120,000 a year with revenue of £70,000.
How to close that gap?

Once a way of closing that gap is identified the capital costs of resurfacing the track of £190,000 to £240,000 can be found and then around £2M to fully develop the Velodrome to last another 112 years. One idea would be to pay capital to obtain the site on a minimal peppercorn rent. That could help bridge £15,000 of the revenue gap.

I’ve been really impressed with the committee, set up to save the Velodrome, and also the Dulwich Estate for its continued patience and not looking for a quick unsustainable fix. But also the huge ground swell of support. We just need to turn that ground swell into real visits now.

Six years ago the velodrome was in a similar position but the fix was short term. I’m sure this time round everyone involved will ensure we don’t fall for a short term fix again.